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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1976
Page
6
About 100000 gallons of thick industrial fuel oil spilled from the Liberian tanker Argo Merchant aground near Nantucket. Coast Guard says globs blow south, no immediate shoreline danger, while total spill and leak rate remain under review.
Theodore A. LaBelle, 20, arraigned on three counts of reckless flying and one count of joyriding for a two hour stolen plane spree last month. He buzzed a Seal Beach neighborhood, dived a Navy warship, and tried to ram a police helicopter before landing at a field near Seal Beach. He faces a preliminary hearing December 29.
Mines Minister S. P. Botha says a 10 year search yields a promising offshore oil strike 16 nautical miles off Stilbaai in the Eastern Cape. The oil in low porosity sandstone cannot be extracted yet as rig moves 70 nautical miles east to Mossel Bay to test more favorable conditions.
Bay Area Pollution Control District reports six weeks of smog shows no toxic effects though residents report eye and throat irritation. District studies on oxidants carbon monoxide nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides found no levels of concern yet note discomfort for sensitive individuals. In Camp Pendleton a marine spokesman refutes solitary confinement claims for 14 black marines charged with assault awaiting pre trial hearings. The men dine and work within the dormitory facility as they await disposition of their cases.
Economists warn that oil price increases mandated by OPEC could slow the world’s lagging recovery. Some praise Saudi Arabia and UAE for a 5 percent rise while other members push 15 percent. Phillips Petroleum and the U S Chamber of Commerce caution the move may hinder United States Europe Japan growth and hurt developing nations.
Seventh and eighth graders show improved reading and math results in the Metropolitan Achievement Test released at a school board meeting. Eighth graders slipped in language and spelling while districts plan funding for computer terminals and new schools, with bids approved for construction and bus leasing.
Frankie Crawford a 30 year old former featherweight contender remained in intensive care at Sunrise Hospital after a gunshot wound to the side during an argument with Raymond Griffin, reportedly his former manager, in Las Vegas. Griffin was arrested for attempted murder.
The Navy awarded a $1.3 million contract to Systems Engineering Laboratories Inc. of Fort Lauderdale for a mine simulator to provide realistic mine field combat scenarios at the mine warfare training center in Charleston South Carolina.
Las Vegas city officials consider shortening the third title change from Recreation and Cultural Services to a simpler Leisure Department. Clerical staff and media already call the sixth floor unit the Leisure Department as they debate stationery wording and official usage. Harold Foster leads the department as Leisure Director amid ongoing rebranding.
A San Diego man Osbaldo Walt DeHoyes, 24, is bound for trial in a Las Vegas murder from June 9, 1975. Deputy District Attorney Gerry Hardcastle presented evidence including a gun linked to the crime and statements from a Las Vegas corrections officer. The case aired during a six week period and included remarks by DeHoyes to a police officer.
A Las Vegas man Ken Scott 26 and woman Ella Hall 26 are held on murder charges after a second woman Clara Thomas 26 died from a head wound from a scuffle with a handgun Thursday night. Scott said he tossed the weapon near Madison Avenue and Highland Drive and investigators recovered a snub nosed .38 caliber revolver. Police probe notes an argument among the Thomas woman and the two suspects.
Metro police investigate a burglary at the Churchill Downs Race Book on Las Vegas Boulevard South. About $10,000 in cash was stolen after a hole was kicked through a store room wall and the cash drawer was ransacked. Police found a broken crawl hole lock but suspect it was not the entry. Investigators believe the thief exited through a rear door. A maintenance man alerted officers to the scene.
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